Skidby Memorial Obelisk

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Reference WMO/153566

Address:

St Michael's Church

Main Street

Skidby

HU16 5TX

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Obelisk
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Memorial obelisk in polished granite. Good condition but painted names (incised) are worn and becoming illegible. The memorial leans slightly to the north east due to foundation settlement. Unusually, the memorial lists those killed as well as those who served. All names are prefixed by rank and suffixed by name of regiments or unit. After the list of those who served there is a cryptic note “together with 14 others”, and whether that means their names were not worthy of mention, or e.g. because their relatives would not subscribe to the memorial fund, is not known. The list of those who served includes three doctors.
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Skidby War Memorial. Erected by public subscription in honour of those who served their King and Empire in the Great War 1914-1918. Killed in action (Names follow on Face 1)

Face 1 - 7 rank, name and regiment in alphabetical order. 5 Pt. 1 Cprl, 1 LCprl. Below World War 1939-1945. Killed in Action 3 1 cprl, 1 sgt, 1 seaman.Face 2 - Served 14 in alphabetical order 8 Pt, 3 2nd Lt, 2 Dr, 1 Spr. Face 3 - Served 15 - 3 Pt, 2 Sgt, 3 Dr, 2 Cprl, 1 2nd Lt, 1 Gnr, 1 saddler, 2 PO. Face 4 - Served 1 L Cprl, 1 Pt, 1 Bombr, Together with 14 others.

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